marriage by capture; bridenapping
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
marriage by capture; a primitive marital custom where a man abducts a woman to make her his wife
formalA technical/anthropological term describing a historical marital practice, also known as '抢婚' (qiǎng hūn). It is considered a key transitional stage between pairing marriage and monogamous marriage.
Rén人
lèi类
xué学
yán研
jiū究
rèn认
wéi为
，
lüè掠
duó夺
hūn婚
shì是
xǔ许
duō多
wén文
míng明
zǎo早
qī期
céng曾
cún存
zài在
de的
hūn婚
yīn姻
xíng形
shì式
。
Anthropological research suggests that marriage by capture was a marital form that existed in the early stages of many civilizations.
Zài在
yī一
xiē些
gǔ古
dài代
shǐ史
shī诗
zhōng中
，
yīng英
xióng雄
tōng通
guò过
lüè掠
duó夺
hūn婚
lái来
huò获
dé得
qī妻
zi子
。
In some ancient epics, heroes obtain wives through marriage by capture.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
lüè掠
duó夺
hūn婚
de的
xí习
sú俗
zài在
bù部
fèn分
piān偏
yuǎn远
shān山
qū区
yī一
zhí直
liú留
cún存
dào到
jìn近
dài代
。
This custom of bridenapping persisted into modern times in some remote mountainous areas.
Qiǎng抢
hūn婚
shì是
lüè掠
duó夺
hūn婚
de的
lìng另
yī一
zhǒng种
shuō说
fǎ法
。
'Qiǎng hūn' is another term for marriage by capture.